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Burying coax idea
On Aug 22, 10:38*am, Michael Coslo wrote:
Owen Duffy wrote: "Hal Rosser" wrote in t: I have also heard of buying a new chain and bar for your chainsaw, then using the OLD one to cut a path through the yard. In this part of the world, you can rent a Ditch-Witch or Trench-Wench which use a similar concept, but the chain carries cutters designed for earth and rocks rather than one designed for wet timber. Ditch-Witchs and Trench-Wenchs aren't very good for cutting trees, nor are chainsaws very good for digging trenches. * * * * Perhaps. But I use a chainsaw none the less. I've got a cheap electric one just for the purpose. You don't have to invent a new tool for this application, plumbers and electricians have been inserting narrow conduits / pipes in earth trenches for decades using these types of machines. Ah, but that rental cost is something. I'd be looking at hundreds of dollars each time I do it. Thousands if I hire someone. That 40 dollars I spent for the electric chansaw is cheap by comparison. And very very quick. Yeah, it ruins the chainsaw blade and bar. At 40 dollars, I consider the whole thing disposable. I could buy a lot of them for the price of renting the trencher. I should make the standard disclaimer here. I'm not suggesting that anyone use this method, In fact, don't try this at home kids. Anything sharp can be dangerous, so leave everything you do to the professionals. * (that was a disclaimer, not a jab at your sugesstions, Owen) An alternative to renting a machine may be to find a plumber who specialiese in in-ground sprinkler systems... and get a quote for him to dig your trenches. I've always had the problem of wanting to do so many things, yet my resources are a little limited. So I get a little creative at times. * * * * - 73 de Mike N3LI - Ditch Witch also makes a device that looks and operates very similar to an edger but cuts deeper and piles the dirt neatly beside the cut. Jimmie |
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